S.A. crooner scores gig on BBC radio in London

San Antonio crooner and recording artist extraordinaire Ken Slavin has entertained many a crowd in the Alamo City.

Now, he’s out to spread that fabulous voice globally.

Slavin is in London, he said, on a promotional visit to jazz clubs, where he’ll meet booking agents, etc. “The man who has arranged all of this has booked me on London’s top late-night radio program: ‘The Late Show With Joanne Good’ on BBC London 94.9 FM. The show is heard all over the UK and throughout Europe, but also globally through the Internet. I will be on from 10 to 10:30 p.m. (London time)

“It’s not every day that an S.A. boy goes on BBC radio!” Ken wrote me. “I’m hoping that some of my friends will tune in.”

Slavin, who is a local godsend to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett fans, also has caught on with a radio program devoted to the music of Connie Francis (“Where the Boys Are”). He’ll guest-host on “A Visit with Connie Francis,” on Baltimore Net Radio for the third time from 2 to 3 p.m. our time on Thursday.

“Connie called me on the phone to tell me she loved it” he said of his first appearance, “that it was ‘overwhelming’ – bringing back wonderful memories for her. “

It’s cool to see a local treasure like Ken spreading his gifts across the nation and the world.